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Goss-Grove Eviction Risk: Elevated , Boulder

Tract 08013012204 · Boulder County, CO · pop 3,881 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 7.3/10 for census tract 08013012204 reflects conditions in the Goss-Grove neighborhood of Boulder, Colorado. That is riskier than about 98% of US census tracts.

About 66% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,018 a month while the average household earns $49,490 a year, roughly 49% of income at the averages. Renters make up 87% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 58% Stable renters 29% Owners 13%
Tract context
Occupied units1,844
Renter share86.8%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate36.8%
Median income$49,490

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Goss-Grove
Moderate
Within parent city
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 30 tracts In Boulder
High
Within county
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 78 tracts In Boulder County
Very High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Boulder and the region

Centroid at 40.0176, -105.2792 · click any tract to drill in

Why Goss-Grove scores 7.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Boulder
9.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.8
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
36.8% poverty · this tract
9.2
Supply constraint
$2,018 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Boulder
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
8.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Boulder
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Boulder
8.0

How Goss-Grove compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Goss-Grove risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.17.1This tracttract 012204Boulder: 5.85.8Boulderparent cityCounty: 3.43.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.23.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 12Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 0.82%Avg annual filing rate
  • 0.8%Peak (2002)
  • 12Filings in 2002 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Goss-Grove. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Goss-Grove

What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Boulder eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well above the Boulder County average of 5.8 and above the Colorado statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 12 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 0.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 0.8% of renter households in 2002.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 43rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 08013012204

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08013012204?

Census tract 08013012204 in the Goss-Grove neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 08013012204?

Median gross rent is $2,018/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08013012204?

36.8% of residents in tract 08013012204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,881.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08013012204?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 1th, minority 23th, housing 92th.
Q5

Is tract 08013012204 considered part of Goss-Grove?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08013012204 fall within Goss-Grove (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08013012204?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 12 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 08013012204 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.82% of renter households, peaking at 0.8% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 08013012204 compare to Boulder overall?

Tract 08013012204 scores 7.1/10, higher than the parent city of Boulder at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Boulder eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Boulder

Top eight tracts in Boulder ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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